30 May

15:49 Light Fund Swim pics now online

15:27 Silverjet woe hits LIMA UK NY deal

15:15 Vivid swoops for The Owl 2

14:58 Burger King slammed for Indiana Jones promo

14:30 US: Cold Fusion ties with Bendon Publishing

13:27 US: Lionsgate scores Little Tikes label

10:51 FEATURE: NY State of Mind

10:44 Skunk Fu makes DVD debut 5

10:32 Hasbro taps Bandai executive

10:31 Gustavo Antonioni joins ITV's global division

10:20 VMC joins Ben 10 team

10:13 Arden ties with Claiborne

10:06 Video gamers in Europe research revealed

29 May

10:01 COMPANY PROFILE: Brand Champions

09:45 Olivia book line heading to TV 1

09:35 Now you can have Keifer Sutherland in your pocket 1

09:30 Blues Clothing Transforms

09:23 BLE team heading to NY

09:19 US: RC2 gets Super Why

09:18 Little Einsteins looks to Early Learning Centre

28 May

15:30 US: CCI taking Weekly Reader worldwide

10:49 EVENT PREVIEW: Licensing International 2008

10:39 Spellbound signs plush toy partner for Koala Brothers

10:31 Geronimo Stilton heading to Canada

10:19 Textile line on way for TV-Loonland brand

10:09 US: Fun in the sun for Drew Brophy

09:53 Indiana Jones rakes it in

09:25 US: Endemol seals deal for 1 vs 100 video game

27 May

10:43 US: More licensees join Ruby Gloom drive

10:31 Bobbypin brand eyeing US move

10:24 More success for Hana's Helpline

10:19 Nelvana hires two

09:36 Light Fund Swim, Day 6 - sponsored by Bella Sara

23 May

12:24 Light Fund Swim, Day 5 - sponsored by Spongebob Squarepants 2

10:43 Purple Ronnie teams with Prostate Cancer charity 2

10:36 New partner joins Marilyn Monroe programme 1

10:27 US: Sanrio sets up new global consumer products division

10:19 New shareholder for TV-Loonland

10:11 New hire for Jetix Europe

09:59 US: Burger King unveils Indiana Jones promo

22 May

10:10 Tanside to work on new Beano and Dandy gift line

09:59 AT and Granada join forces

09:48 Molly and Macy aiming for growth

09:41 Galleon hires global director of entertainment

09:28 RDF's Banzai heads to MySpace

08:57 Light Fund Swim, Day 4 - sponsored by Pingu 2

21 May

11:54 ?English football?s Big Four must be united?

10:42 BRAND PROFILE: Paddington Bear

10:31 RETAIL WATCH: Tesco and Toys R Us

10:18 Egmont rolls out new Cars title

10:01 Easy Peazy deal for Fun Crew

09:45 TV-Loonland now debt free

09:35 US: Shout Factory captures Dinosaur King 1

09:25 Imira's Lola & Virginia keeps growing

09:14 US: Mighty Fine bites into the Big Apple

08:40 Light Fund Swim, Day 3 - sponsored by Ben 10 2

20 May

12:44 Light Fund Swim, Day 2 - sponsored by Pinky and Perky 1

12:31 Blockbuster properties to screen at Brand Licensing Europe

11:57 Hands-On scoops BMW mobile licence

10:06 MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Rob Wijeratna

09:47 Revenue and profit up for RDF Group

09:27 M&S profit tops £1 billion

09:16 Milkshake takes to the road

19 May

17:43 Zap scores with Man United

17:13 Shaun the Sheep promotes Iceni Water

16:56 Hello Kitty goes mobile 1

16:40 More Indiana Jones on the way?

12:13 Light Fund Swim, Day 1 ? sponsored by Barbie and LazyTown

11:30 WANTED: New ad sales exec

10:48 COMING UP THIS WEEK

10:39 US: Macy's and FAO Schwarz join forces

10:29 SURTEX: Norman Rockwell line aims for growth

10:10 All-new Marvel brand ready for debut 3

09:58 m4e brings Winx Club to cinemas

16 May

16:08 Light Fund swim team ready for challenge 2

15:23 Now TV-Loonland sells Metrodome share

15:06 Space Chimps video game on way

10:46 Target promotes Howells

10:40 Revenue down at Jetix

10:32 BKN reveals film plans

10:24 Chapman teams with Telescreen

10:17 DCP appoints new head for Greater China

10:09 US: Taffy's Dive Olly Dive heads to PBS

14 May

17:39 MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Ged Backland

17:28 JHS adds to Spongebob guitar line

17:16 BKN Speeds in

17:03 Crystal Maze heads to mobile

16:46 Sainsbury's exceeds its targets

16:25 Low prices drive Asda

10:41 COMPANY PROFILE: Pyramid Posters

10:30 Hamlins' event raises another £2k for Light Fund swim

10:14 New View for Natural History Museum

10:03 US: Walden Pond Press is born

09:50 TV-Loonland offloads part of film library

09:34 Six more join Ben 10 drive

09:19 Taffy signs Televisa

13 May

17:40 US: Thumbs up for new Nelvana shows

17:29 US: New Happy Meals Speed in

12:14 Rocket blasts in with MGM deal

11:57 Goodhew lends a hand with swim training

11:45 JOB OF THE WEEK: Warner Bros Consumer Products

10:42 Chorion expands retail and licensing team

10:35 CPLG promotes two

10:23 New chapter in Roald Dahl licensing tale

10:07 US: Chorion ties with Canson for Eric Carle line

12 May

15:03 Hit grows DVD portfolio with Southern Star deal 1

14:02 4Kids loss widens in Q1

13:48 Another sponsor signs on for Light Fund swim

10:51 COMING UP THIS WEEK

10:44 DRI is in the Pink

10:38 Blues renews Bratz deal

10:28 Taffy signs slew of new deals

10:07 Kidsco debuts in Spain

10:01 Gibsons signs National Trust

09:53 Codemasters snaps up Formula One licence

9 May

13:16 Licensing.biz hits traffic high 3

12:37 Spring Fling nears

12:27 Changes for Hit's home entertainment team

10:39 LICENSING INTERNATIONAL 2008: PREVIEW

10:12 Panini bags Disney brands 1

09:47 THQ's bumper licence haul

8 May

16:13 Bullseye IP for sale 1

15:24 Thunderbirds are Drenched

14:58 CHINA: Boom time for video games

14:37 US: Prince Caspian toys unveiled

12:34 US: New licensees sign up for NBC Universal brands

11:44 US: BabyFirst signs with Time Warner Cable 1

10:36 Q1 dip for Playboy

10:31 MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Katie Foster

10:17 4Kids Rounds out international team

10:03 Penguin inks Clone Wars deal

09:46 Disney beats Wall Street

7 May

15:26 US: Sex and the City push starts 1

15:12 GTA IV: Biggest entertainment launch of all time 1

14:09 Player X inks Paramount deal

10:46 COMPANY PROFILE: RDF Kids

10:29 SPAIN: Biplano bags two more

10:17 Vogue boosts Kidz Décor line

10:02 New Paddington serialised in The Times

6 May

14:11 WWE up in Q1

12:18 ER unveils 'Retro Heroes'

12:01 TV-Loonland sees revenue rise

10:49 Marvel ups guidance on strong Q1

10:30 THQ's Nick range passes $1 billion mark

10:19 Strawberry Shortcake heads into Eastern Europe

5 May

17:26 Marvel reveals strong Q1...

2 May

15:22 INTERVIEW: Gill Pritchard, Director of Children's, BBC Worldwide

15:08 Jolly Maties make a Splash

10:39 MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Richard Woolf

10:19 Zorro and Dork Hunters bolster Kidz Ent

10:03 AUSTRALIA: Music trivia show gets board game treatment 1

09:55 Gemma rolls out Wall-E line

1 May

16:13 Analyst upgrades Dreamworks shares

13:34 Parthenon signs Tomy

13:30 ICC puts licensing drive in motion

13:16 US: Ty's Toy Box and All Aboard join forces

10:29 Sales up at Argos

10:20 Granada Ventures unveils online shop 1

10:12 US: Nick inks Blue's Clues shoe deal

10:04 Singh promoted at MTV Networks